Broadband expansion is on the way
This is much-needed news for many in Alabama — especially in our rural areas.
Sen. Clay Scofield
Senate passes bill requiring businesses to allow vaccine exemptions
Democrats challenged the bill’s lack of mechanisms to vet claims or punish fraudulent exemption claims.
Senate approves bill intended expand rural broadband access
By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Senate on Thursday approved a bill intended to expand rural access to highspeed broadband internet. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Clay Scofield, R-Guntersville, aims to expand private investment in broadband infrastructure by providing tax incentives to telecommunications and cable companies that invest in rural areas. Senate Bill … Continued
Yesterday was Memorial Day
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, May 30, 2017, was Memorial Day 2017. Memorial Day each year is where we remember the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have died defending this country from its enemies over the last two and a half centuries. Monday, a number of Alabama leaders have made comments commemorating … Continued
Bill removing pistol permits passes out of committee, angers Sheriffs
By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Near the end of a public hearing on a bill, brought by Sen. Gerald Allen, that would eliminate a requirement for a permit to conceal carry a firearm, a past president of the NRA strolled to the lectern. He was, of course, in favor of the bill, because it … Continued
Steve Marshall is Alabama’s new Attorney General
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, February 10, 2017, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley appointed Steve Marshall as Attorney General. Many of Alabama’s leaders congratulated the former Marshall County District Attorney. Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan released a statement: “The Alabama Republican Party congratulates Steve Marshall on his appointment to the office of Alabama … Continued
Legislators Make Recommendations on Amendments
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Politcal Reporter For months, Alabamians have been focused on who they are going to vote for President of the United States. On Tuesday, they go to the polls and vote, where they face the hard stuff: voting on another fourteen amendments to the Alabama Constitution. A number of state legislators have … Continued
Williams, Scofield, Albritton Participate in Simulated Article V Convention
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The states created the federal government when they sent delegates to the first constitutional convention and many at the state level think that the federal government has grown far too powerful in its relationship with the states. The Alabama legislature has called for an Article V convention of states … Continued
Bill to Protect State Parks Bill Passes
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, April 20, the Alabama House of Representative passed Senate Bill 260 which would prevent the legislature from looting State park funds like they have done in the past three years. Five of the 22 State parks were forced to close because millions of dollars in revenues generate from … Continued
Bill Prevents Transfers of State Park Funds to Other Agencies
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 22, the Alabama Senate passed SB260, which is a constitutional amendment to protect the Alabama State Parks funding from future budget battles. Over the last several years, millions of dollars of parks funding has been transferred to prop up Alabama’s struggling Corrections System and state … Continued